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Saturday, October 1, 2005
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Metro/State Report
Pacers' Harrison sentenced to probation for role in Palace brawl
ROCHESTER HILLS -- David Harrison of the Indiana Pacers was sentenced to a year of probation, community service, anger management counseling and a $250 fine after pleading no contest Friday to a misdemeanor assault charge stemming from one of the worst brawls in U.S. sports history. 10/01/05
American Indian tribe defends wolf management grant
PETOSKEY -- An American Indian tribe in northern Michigan says it is a worthy recipient of a federal grant for gray wolf management, even though it is uncertain whether the tribe's territory has any wolves. 10/01/05
Grand Rapids woman is state's third West Nile death this year
GRAND RAPIDS -- An 82-year-old retired nurse has become the third person in Michigan to die this year from complications of West Nile virus, according to the Michigan Department of Community Health. 10/01/05
U.P. free of bovine tuberculosis, officials say
TRAVERSE CITY -- The federal government is declaring Michigan's Upper Peninsula free of bovine tuberculosis, removing a stigma that has damaged the marketability of the region's cattle, state officials said Friday. 10/01/05
Ski lift provides view of Copper Country's fall color
HANCOCK -- Here's a different way to catch a great view of fall colors: ride a ski lift to the top of a hill. 10/01/05
State told to monitor city's absentee votes
A Wayne County circuit judge on Thursday fined Detroit City Clerk Jackie Currie $250 for criminal contempt of court and ordered that state and Wayne County officials be appointed to supervise the counting of absentee ballots in the city's Nov. 8 election. 09/30/05
Teen must serve pro-life center
MOUNT CLEMENS -- A teenage boy convicted of striking his girlfriend with a baseball bat to end her pregnancy has been sentenced to 200 hours of community service at a pro-life pregnancy center, drawing objections from his lawyer and his family. 09/30/05
Ailing Mahaffey will give up council seat
Detroit City Council President Maryann Mahaffey, the longest-serving member currently on council, announced Thursday that she has been diagnosed with a nonfatal form of leukemia and will give up her seat at the end of the year. 09/30/05
Betty DeRamus
Project is a blessing for grandparents raising children
Already swamped with grief over two murders -- the fatal shootings of her daughter and her daughter's fiance -- 58-year-old Pat Kaczynski faces another tidal wave of a challenge. She must bring up her daughter's 3-year-old child. 09/30/05
'Dr. Death' gives TV interview from prison
If released from prison, Jack Kevorkian plans to use the legal system to campaign for changes to assisted-suicide laws, the former doctor said in an interview from prison. 09/30/05
Mahaffey to retire after 31 years on Detroit City Council
DETROIT -- Maryann Mahaffey announced Thursday that she will retire after 31 years on the City Council. 09/29/05
Judge fines Currie for contempt of court
DETROIT -- A Wayne County Circuit Judge today fined Detroit City Clerk Jackie Currie $250 for contempt of court and ordered an investigation of why Currie mailed thousands of unsolicited absentee ballots applications to Detroit residents in defiance of a court order. 09/29/05
How can a bustling suburb be broke?
ROYAL OAK -- Cranes dot downtown Royal Oak's skyline as a piece of big-city living makes its way to one Motor City suburb. 09/29/05
Detroit chief defends tank request
Members of the Detroit City Council, alarmed that the police department wants to spend $743,000 on a tank instead of on police officers and training, indefinitely delayed approving the purchase of an urban assault vehicle Wednesday. 09/29/05
Redmond ordered to stay in Michigan
A bid by former Oakland Schools Superintendent James Redmond to move out of state for a job offer although he remains in Michigan under a felony conviction was rejected Wednesday by Oakland County Circuit Court Judge Gene Schnelz. 09/29/05
Judges asked to rethink jail sentences
NOVI -- The Oakland County Jail is filled to capacity, and the sheriff is poised to begin releasing 200 inmates as soon as today. 09/29/05
Strong winds cause power outages, school closings
Strong winds wreaked havoc in Metro Detroit early Thursday morning, according to Dennis Dixon, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. Numerous school closings are being reported throughout Wayne and Oakland counties due to power outages, 09/29/05
Soldier from Michigan stationed at Fort Knox killed in wreck
RADCLIFF, Ky.-- An ROTC soldier stationed at Fort Knox died when his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck. 09/29/05
Guarding the international border
Coast Guard, Mounties team up
ST. CLAIR SHORES -- The U.S. Coast Guard and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police are teaming up to catch criminals trying to smuggle items across the border by boat. 09/29/05
Dad defends son accused in slashings
GROSSE ILE -- Christopher L. Moody was a troubled man with a history of run-ins with the law when he allegedly slashed the throats of his mother and stepfather in their Grosse Ile home. 09/29/05
Judge holds Detroit clerk in contempt for mailings
A Wayne County Circuit judge on Wednesday found Detroit City Clerk Jackie Currie in contempt of court for violating the judge's order and mailing out 130,000 unsolicited applications for absentee ballots for the Nov. 8 general election. 09/29/05
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